Four countries a day: one by its flag, one by its capital, one by its neighbours, one by its shape. Four guesses.
Four countries a day, each from a different kind of clue: a flag, a capital, a list of neighbours and an outline. It's a quick daily check across four corners of geography.
How it works
1Four cards: one country by its flag, one by its capital, one by its neighbours and one by its shape.
2You have four guesses, one per card. A wrong guess still uses one up.
3On the neighbours card, any country with exactly that list of neighbours counts.
Tips
Start with the card you're surest of. Each card gets one guess, so there's no reason to go in order.
On the neighbours card, count the list. One or two neighbours often means a peninsula, an island state or a microstate.
On the shape card, look at the coast. A peninsula or an island chain narrows it down faster than the general outline.
Look-alike flags can come up on the flag card, so check the details: stripe order, emblem and shade.
Questions
How is it scored?
From 0 to 4, one point for each card you get right. There's no leaderboard; it's a quick daily check.
Can a country come up again soon?
Not for two weeks. A country used on any card isn't drawn again for 14 days.
What if several countries have the same neighbours?
Any of them counts. Italy alone is the full neighbour list of both San Marino and Vatican City, so either is right.
When is there a new daily?
Every day at midnight where you are. Everyone gets the same puzzle on the same date, and practice rounds are random.
Four ways of knowing a country
Each card tests a different kind of knowledge. A flag is visual memory, a capital is recall, a list of neighbours is your mental map, and an outline is shape recognition. Most people are strong on one or two and guess on the rest, which is what makes four cards a quick check of where the gaps are.
Each card has its own giveaways. A short list of neighbours often means a peninsula or a microstate, while an outline with a long coast or a chain of islands is easier to place than a block of land borders.